U.S. 6th District: Johnson beats Wilson

1:27 PM,
Nov. 7, 2012

Written by

Brian Gadd
Staff Writer

Local voters chose to send Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson back to Congress over former Democratic Rep. Charlie Wilson in the U.S. 6th House District race.

Here in Muskingum County, Johnson took 7,303 votes compared to 4,213 for Wilson, according to the Muskingum County Board of Elections Office unofficial results. Along with Muskingum County, Johnson captured 13 other counties in the district, including Guernsey (8,765 to 6,845) and Noble (3,291 to 2,327). Wilson won four counties.

Johnson won district-wide by a 156,063 to 136,357 count, according to the Ohio Secretary of State's ...